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Marion Township resident criticizes judge's handling of family court case during public comment

5564471 · August 12, 2025
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Steve Williams told the Livingston County Board of Commissioners that a recent custody hearing involved a refused subpoena, appointment of a guardian ad litem and court-ordered limits on contact; he said the judge imposed a bond to file further motions and that he intends to contact the Judicial Tenure Commission.

Steve Williams, of Marion Township, used the board's public-comment period on Aug. 11, 2025 to describe his dispute with a family court judge and to say he is exploring formal complaints.

Williams said the contested custody hearing required three deputies, a clerk and a judge and lasted three days. "After making derogatory remarks about the memories of police," he said, a judge "refused to let this deputy who had driven a 100 miles one way testify," and the…

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